We have eliminated Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest, says NAF

NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola 

Less than 24 hours after Boko Haram suicide bombers hits football viewing center in Borno state, killing over 30 people, the Nigerian Airforce has said that it launched an air strike which eliminated the insurgents in the Sambisa Forest.

Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF spokesman, said air strikes were conducted on specific targets in the forest where the insurgents are hiding.

Ibikunle said:” In continuation of its sustained air strikes against terrorists’ targets in Borno State, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has severely degraded another Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) hideout in the Sambisa Forest.

“The operation was executed yesterday, 16 June 2019, after persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions revealed heavy presence of BHTs at a new camp with several structures hidden under the thick foliage of the Forest.

“Accordingly, the ATF dispatched an Alpha Jet to attack the location.

” Its bombs hit the target area, with devastating effects on several of the camouflaged structures, neutralizing their BHT occupants.”